I’ll show you step-by-step how to do SAP Kernel upgrade in SAP Windows.
It’s necessary to update your SAP Kernel regularly. Newer SAP Kernel usually contains bug fix and more stable.
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Before upgrading the SAP Kernel, You download your correct SAP Kernel from SAP Marketplace.
1. Check your SAP Kernel version from Transaction SM51.
2. Note your current SAP Kernel version.
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Current SAP Kernel Version before upgrade |
3. Stop SAP Service and SAPOSCOL, make sure those services are stopped.
4. Copy your Old Kernel Folder, example E:usrsapTSTSYSexenucNTAMD64.OLD
NOTE: don’t replace new kernel directly in old folder, you need it for rollback !
Go to Your SAP Kernel Executable, example: E:usrsapTSTSYSexenucNTAMD64
NOTE: don’t replace new kernel directly in old folder, you need it for rollback !
Go to Your SAP Kernel Executable, example: E:usrsapTSTSYSexenucNTAMD64
Go to Folder Kernel Executable |
5. Extract your New SAP Kernel using SAPCAR -xvf
NOTE: use SAPCAR from other location, as it will be replaced by newer version.
NOTE: use SAPCAR from other location, as it will be replaced by newer version.
Extracting New SAP Kernel |
6. Make sure all files are extracted successfully.
All new SAP Kernel extracted successfully |
7. Do step 5 for other files (SAPEXEDB and DBA Tools)
Update SAPEXEDB |
Update DBA Tools |
8. After that, bring up again your SAP service and Start your SAP.
SAP Service started |
SAPOSCOL started |
9. Check your SAP Kernel Version and make sure the version now is updated.
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SAP Kernel updated |
For further reference update kernel update, you can read this SAP note (depend on your SAP version).
664679 – Installing 6.40 kernel in SAP WEB AS 6.10/6.20
664679 – Installing 6.40 kernel in SAP WEB AS 6.10/6.20
To update SAP Kernel on UNIX please see this article.
And more reference about SAP on Windows is available here:
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